Life in a carbon dioxide world

Authors :: Preiner, Martina
Martin, William F.
Source :: Nature. April 29, 2021, Vol. 592 Issue 7856, p688, 2 p.
Publication Year :: 2021
Abstract: Microorganisms living in hydrothermal vents that emit carbon dioxide gas provide a striking example of metabolic finesse. This pathway sheds light on microbial ecology in extreme environments and offers clues to early life on Earth. Mechanism used by microbes to reverse the tricarboxylic acid cycle found.<br />Author(s): Martina Preiner, William F. Martin Author Affiliations: Life in a carbon dioxide world Few chemicals have hit the headlines so widely that everyone knows their formula, but carbon dioxide [...]